franman wrote on Fri, 08 December 2006 23:35 |
Okay... a number of posts have discussed personal monitor preferences, and the people (that means me really) want to know: what speakers do you listen to everyday?? what's your favorite.. limit response to one (or two max) monitor model(s).. Thanks!! |
Gravity 8058 wrote on Sun, 28 January 2007 15:08 |
For Recording/Mixing: Barefoot MM27s For Mastering: B&W N805's w/ REL B-3 Sub |
franman wrote on Sun, 04 February 2007 13:21 |
Wow, it's quite interesing..; 1. None of you have listed 1031A as your primary monitor. 2. We see these in ALMOST EVERY STUDIO we go to..... 3. No one has listed KRK V8's either... 4. Damn, I hate those speakers.. |
franman wrote on Sun, 04 February 2007 13:21 |
Wow, it's quite interesing..; 1. None of you have listed 1031A as your primary monitor. 2. We see these in ALMOST EVERY STUDIO we go to..... 3. No one has listed KRK V8's either... 4. Damn, I hate those speakers.. If I've offended anyone than ... oh well (as Fletcher would say!).... Just some observations, that's all. |
el duderino wrote on Fri, 09 March 2007 20:46 |
Since 1031A's are/were so common, are many people getting the 8050's these days since the 1031A's are discontinued? Are they very different? One of the studio's I use has ns-10's and 1031A's and I'm always happy with how things sound from there. I know 1031A's are availabe used, but I just have a hard time trusting where a used monitor is coming from. |
Tomas Danko wrote on Sat, 10 March 2007 05:26 | ||
I think the new 80x0 series are a big improvement over the old 1031A's. But they still sound as if someone put an exciter and limiter in the treble. Masking high frequency detail and making everything sound hyped and "produced" to some extent. YMMV of course, especially regarding monitors. |
el duderino wrote on Mon, 12 March 2007 16:43 | ||||
I've heard what you're saying about the high's plenty. Monitors are definitely a preference thing. With that in mind tho, all i've heard about the 80xx series is what you said but it always comes from people who dont really like them. Dont get me wrong, I still value your opinion. I'd just like to get the opinion of someone who used 1031A's for a while and switched to the new ones. I don't know what it is about them, (maybe its when coupled with NS-10's because they're so heavy on the mids) but using the two has yielded me pretty good results. I heard the S3A's and i thought they sounded great but after talking to a friend (who always used 1031's and ns-10s) he said he has a problem of adding too much highend to his mixes. I know im not him and its a different room and so on, but still interesting to know, for me anyway. |
Tomas Danko wrote on Mon, 12 March 2007 16:50 | ||||||
Yes, just like you say monitors are extremely personal so in the end one should always listen and pick what you like the best. I have used 1031A's a lot throughout the years. I never really liked them, because I felt they masked some high end transient information and I could never balance a mix that translated well elsewhere. When the 80x0's came out I thought they sounded much better, and the 8040's were on my short list when I auditioned monitors a few months ago. I ended up with S3A's, and even though my room sucks I have no problem at all with adding too much treble or low end. I'm very happy with my choice. |
franman wrote on Thu, 01 March 2007 19:31 |
The KRK's have never been my cup of tea.. but we see a lot of big time mixers using them (even in studios with our wonderful G1 main monitors!! how sacriligeous!)... |
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They make me wonder what all big manufacturers are doing in there spare time ? |
innesireinar wrote on Tue, 10 July 2007 01:00 |
Has anyone out there never heard Lipinski 707 ? |
NATAS wrote on Wed, 05 September 2007 14:54 |
I'm leaning towards Events, dont know which one though? |
NATAS wrote on Sun, 21 October 2007 15:36 |
Would you recomend the Events over the new Genelecs? |
brett wrote on Sat, 14 July 2007 16:47 | ||
Bob Katz is a supporter of them for mastering applications. But they must be used with a subwoofer or pair of subs. |
Adam The Truck Driver wrote on Tue, 27 January 2009 11:27 | ||||
Why? |
Adam The Truck Driver wrote on Tue, 03 February 2009 07:23 |
I'm going to try out the Focal for starters as my near-field monitors. Not the SM series however. I haven't got than much coin to willingly part with for my first pair of real monitor speakers as I am choosing to sink big funds into a analog board and converters. I will go with the CMS series. I'm also thinking something along the lines of Harbeth, or Paradign passives to try, not just in the control room, but the reverb chamber, and hall too. Then again I might put in-walls in those spaces...several... of which I can select any 1 or 2 of for my desired reverb or delay effect. I'd probably try the Klipsch in-walls if I go that route. Some may think what speaker is used in a reverb chamber doesn't matter. They could be wrong. I could be wrong. I want to put a Manley Snapper on it too. That is all just my plan as of now. Practicality may differ my plan...time will tell. Thanks to the wise for any help now or later AB |
franman wrote on Sat, 09 December 2006 04:39 |
I'll go first: Griffin G2A (5.1 system) and Griffin G1.5 3-way.. Both active with Griffin ICEpower amplification.. we use analog crossover/controller in our G2A 250Wx2 amplifier package and London DSP processor for our 1000W 250+250+500W Amplifier package on the G1.5. Check em out on our website (link below)... (yeah, it's a shameless plug!! WHAT CAN I SAY!) |
franman wrote on Fri, 06 February 2009 23:07 |
Bruno, Do you feel the sealed box is the only true way to go?? |
Adam The Truck Driver wrote on Sun, 08 February 2009 19:02 |
And isn't a reflex design only used on a certain spec woofer and sealed design for a certain spec woofer. Reflex design can make a smaller encloser with a smaller driver sound bigger than it is? I've known now for some time in other relms of woofage there are designs of drivers that only need only enough sealed space for the driver to fit in that go way down low, and sound smooth while retaining definition and hit you like a sledge hammer to the chest. |
L_Tofastrud wrote on Tue, 10 February 2009 09:02 |
Unfortunately there is no simple (and short) answer to the question.. I ended up making a PDF document with some graphs but as this is not an allowed file type i called it jpeg and hopefully it will be ok to download the document and rename it from jpeg to PDF file extension. Let me know if you can't get it to work and i'll try to post it directly. Regards Lars T |
Bruno Gouveia wrote on Tue, 10 February 2009 10:14 |
url]http://www.resolutionmag.com/pdfs/DRAGONS/GETBAS%7E1.PDF[/url] |
Bruno Gouveia wrote on Tue, 10 February 2009 09:14 |
http://www.resolutionmag.com/pdfs/DRAGONS/GETBAS%7E1.PDF I think even though in closed box the reproduction of bass isn't as efficient it will be more accurate as it won't add a ressonance to the input waveform. |
Bruno Gouveia wrote on Fri, 20 February 2009 14:33 |
I don't want to be the bad guy but I see a dome tweeter. Is the break up mode high enough? |
Thomas Jouanjean wrote on Fri, 20 February 2009 02:30 |
Just received those for the new Northward show-room / studios. Those are from our partner ATC Loudpeakers. They are custom built and modified ATC 300 ASL. Among other things, they're a little bigger than normal 300s, and have a slanted front to follow the front wall shape of our new CR, but still allowing the speakers to sit properly in the specific decoupled housings we designed for the mains. Can't wait to have them up and running... |
jfrigo wrote on Tue, 24 February 2009 01:46 |
Beauty. Got any extras in the back of the truck for me? |